Machine for milling fabrics.



No. 745,912. A PAT'ENTED DEC. l5, 1903.

J. D. ASQUITH. MACHINE POR MILLING FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13. 1902. ma MODEL. f 2 SHEETS-slum' 1.

No. 746,912. PATBNTED DEC. 15, 1903.

" 'J. I). ASQUITH. MACHINE POR MILLING FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 13. 1902.

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llNiTnn STATES Patented December 15, 1903.

PATENT @FF-ics.

Maca-HNE- Foe MiLLiNG FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,912, dated December 15, 1903.

Application filed August 13, 1902.

To all whom t may concern,-

Be it known that I, JAMES DIXON AsoUITH, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Leeds, county of York, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Milling Fabrics, of which the following is a fulland complete. specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide an improvedr mechanism for the milling7 ofv textile fabrics in a more efficient and 'expeditions manner 'than is the case at the present time and also to remove rigsand creases formed in the fabrics when being'fmilled by the milling-rollers,

The milling-machine to which I apply my invention is similar to those in general use, with the exception that the top, bottom,audv sides of the spout at the end from which the fabric issues in the milling process are made shorter than usual; but the bottom of .the spout has an addition of an inclined plate, of Wood or other material, at its outlet end for the purpose of keeping the fabric in position for the improved mechanism to act upon it.

This invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by the same reference characters in each of the views, and in which- Figure' lis a side elevation of my improved fabric-milling machine; Fig. 2, a sectional plan thereof; Fig. 3, a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the parts in a different position; and Fig. 4, a side elevation'showing the fabric in position for being acted upon'by the improved mechanism.

In carrying out my invention shaft-bearingsf are fixed one on each side of the frame a of the machine, and in these bearings f a shaftgis put. This shaftg runs underneath the end of the spout e and parallel with the driving-shaft h, upon which is the bottom milling-roller o. Upon one end of the driving-shaft b a chain-Wheel h is keyed, and a chain-wheel i is also keyed on the end of the shaftg on the same side ofthe machine. These chain-wheels' h and vl are geared together by an endless chain j. Upon the sides Serial No. 119,493. (No modelj e an inclined plate uc is iiXed under the blocks n and the blocks n rest upon it.

In bearings o on each side of the frame avertical shafts p are put, and upon the upper parts of the shafts p levers q are keyed, the reverse end of'each leverg having upon it a fork fr, these forks r fitting into the barrell castings fm.

Upon the lower part s of the shaftp a second lever .s is keyed, the reverse ends of these' leversr s being put upon bolt-headed studs t, upon which they work loosely. Upon cach end of the shaft ga face-plate u is keyed. These face-plates u each carry a fixed stud fu, upon which oneend of a connecting-rod w works loosely, the reverse ends of the rods w being put upon and working loosely upon the bolt-headed studs t.

A The Working of the invention is as follows: One end of the fabric z is passed through a hole in the draft-board y, then over a guidoroller, then between the milling-rollers c and d, then through the spout e, and over the plate a: and between the blocks fn. and down into the bottom of the machine. The two ends of the fabric a are then stitched together,

making an endless band of the fabric z. Thus the fabric can be run continuously through the machine until the milling operation is completed. Before the machine is set in motion the position of the improved mechanism is as shown in Fig. 2. The machine being 'set in motion from the driving-shaft h, motion is transmitted to the chain-wheels h and 1I, the shaft g, the face-plates u, the connecting-rods w, the levers s and q on the ver- ICO chine is in motion. The rollers c and CZ as the fabric ais running between them mill the fabric a' to a required length and width; but in this process of milling rigs or creases are often formed in the fabric a' by the action of the rollers c and d; but upon the passage of the fabric a' over the plate of the spout e and between the blocks c, which slide upon the plate the blocks c in their forward movement toward each other give an additional milling to the fabric z by pressing and squeezing it, and at the same time press and squeeze out rigs or creases that may have formed in the fabric z and the blocks fn. These recede to their original position.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A machine for milling fabrics provided With the usual milling-rollers and a spout, and laterally-movable shafts arranged at the delivery end of said spout and provided at their inner ends with blocks, and means for operating said shafts, substantially as shown and described. v

2. A machine for milling fabrics provided with the usual milling-rollers and a spout, and laterally-movable shafts arranged at the delivery end of the said spout and provided at their inner ends with blocks, and means for operating said shafts, consisting of vertically-arranged shafts provided with arms in operative connection with said laterally-movable shafts, and devices for operating said vertically-arranged shafts, substantially as shown and described.

3. A combination with a machine for milling fabrics provided with the usual millingrollers and a spout, of laterally-movable shafts mounted at the delivery end of said spout and provided at their inner or adjacent ends with blocks, vertically arranged and operating shafts provided at their upper ends with forked levers in operative connection with the outer ends of said laterally-movable shafts, a supplemental shaft mounted transversely of the machine below said spout and means whereby said supplemental shaft is adapted to operate said vertically-arranged shafts, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination with a machine for milling fabrics provided with the usual milling-rollers and a spout, of laterally-movable shafts mounted at the delivery end of said spout and provided at their inner or adjacent ends with blocks, vertically arranged and operating shafts provided at their upper ends with forked levers in operative connection with the outer ends of said laterally-movable shafts, a supplemental shaft mounted transversely of the machine below said spout, and means whereby said supplemental shaft is adapted to operate said vertically-arranged shafts, consisting of face-plates connected with the ends of the supplemental shafts and provided with crank-pins, arms connected with the lower ends of the vertically-arranged shafts, and crank-levers connected with said arms and adapted to be operated by said crank-pins, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention l have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 29th day of July, 1902.

JAMES DIXON ASQUITH.

Witnesses:

TOM LAMBERT WILSON, HORATIO LORD. 

